ok so i try to start her and get no sound what so ever, as i recall about a month ago it was the same case, it was a coolant leak from the water pump pissing all over the alt and battery causing me to replace the battery and starter as well as the water pump, started up just fine, but now a month later it wont start again, alreaddy assuming my alt is completely dead and i assume it cant be my battery or starter since i just replaced them, am i on the right track that its my alt? (87 BASE NA)

 

You're gonna have to give us some info:

1) battery voltage is...
2) alternator voltage is (or was)...
3) any fuses blown?
4) no sounds at all, huh? no relays clicking or nothing?

 

ok now im really fackin confused cuz i just went to my car and popped my hood, checked battery terminals if it was loose, it was ok, check fuses and all of them were ok also, turn engine over by hand jus to mak sure it wasnt seized up, it was fine, NOW................i crank that bitch up and she starts lol? the main question is, HOW DOES IT NOT START UP SOMETIMES AND HOW THE **** DOES IT START BACK UP??? im so lost right now but thankfully she starts and i dont have to pour money back into her besides gas money.

 

drive it to your local auto zone have them bring the machine out and test your battery and alternator just to be sure there both working properly also take a wrench to your battery terminals to make sure ther tight, other than that, thats really all you can do

good luck

 

All right, so when she doesn't start, nothing happens, i.e. no cranking, no sounds, nothing, right?

Then she starts up as if nothing ever happened?

 

yup, exactly waht happened, no sound no nothing, then all of a sudden she wants to live again. wierd isnt it?

 

I guess battery terminals...Clean 'em up...

 

dunno but my car 240sx has been doing pretty much close to the same thing. But today finally all the power died and i've concluded that the alternator finally died. But then again I'm just getting into the 7's so... I might be wrong :shrug:

 

yup, like wayne said make sure your terminals are clean, sounds like something stupid, but then again its always something stupid

 

yea, if anyone else had the same problem please come forward with some helpful info, and thanks to those who helped out.

 

Geinn, it's a simple process of elimination, man...

If your starter ground was bad, you'd still have the chassis ground for some of the "bells & whistles"

If your chassis ground was bad, you'd still have starter.

This is assuming the battery cable isn't broke in half somewhere

If the positive starter connection was bad, you'd still have "bells & whistles".

If the ignition switch was bad, all 4 seperate circuits of the switch had to go at once (not likely).

Remove your battery terminals, and clean them with a stiff wire brush, get all the corrosion off of them, clean the battery posts also...

Then, if she still doesn't start, get back with me & tell me what an idiot I am for telling you to clean the terminals

 

that's what happened with my 240sx.. even though its about an rx7, i think its kinda the same situation. one day it would start, the next it wouldnt. I cleaned out the battery terms. and VOILA! never did this mysterious occurence happen again

 

Had similar problem turned out to be the clutch lock out switch.

 

Had similar problem turned out to be the clutch lock out switch.

 

had same problem but only once. loose terminals. no idiot lights, nothing. just clicked ONCE and then nothing. thought the battery was dead. loose terminals check em. then smear vasoline all over em and tighten them down. you'll never have a problem again.